To the C-7 Design Committee:
By signing this petition, I declare that I am a resident, property owner, or long-term renter within the boundaries of the Baker Hilltop Neighborhood Association and that I oppose the proposed development of six townhomes at 102 Baker Street.
Some reasons for my opposition include design compatibility issues (the townhomes do not fit the characteristics of the direct neighbors or overall neighborhood); several C-7 guideline violations (such as setback issues and visible, front-facing garage doors); safety concerns for emergency vehicle access (high-density development on a historically narrow street that already has accessibility issues); and spot-zoning (having a C-7-zoned plot that allows for six-unit townhomes in the midst of R-2 homes on Baker Street is incongruous with the zoning of the surrounding lots facing Baker Street).
These are just a few of the reasons why this development is inappropriate for our neighborhood. Thank you for taking our opposition into account in your decision-making regarding this proposed project.
Sincerely,
Updates
January 25, 2017
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with the planning board representatives this week. I am currently preparing the documentation to highlight the specific zoning discrepancies and safety concerns outlined in our petition.
19 Comments
This is a neighborhood of bungalow architecture that is representative of all Chattanooga needs to keep to retain charm. The streets involved cannot support increased traffic.
Adding this many units will create safety hazards. Our roads are already near capacity with Baker and Thompson already difficult to navigate. Additional cars parked on street will choke these roads even further, making it difficult/impossible for fire trucks and ambulances to respond to any emergencies in our area. Also, this development does not fit with the neighborhood at all. It is a modern glass and concrete structure in the middle of single family turn of the century style homes on small lots. It will be an eye sore and degrade the quality of our wonderful community. Quite simply, there is no room for this kind of development in our area.
Once again, a very dangerous situation which poses safety issues for residents, not to mention the code violations. There is limited pass- through already (width of road is not sufficient for two cars to pass without one of them moving into the parking lane).
I am deeply concerned with rezoning this area. Our traffic has consistently increased over the years and as a 15 year resident of this area, our streets are yet to be repaved. I am especially concerned with the current parking situation about the access of emergency first responders to our area.
This development could not be more out of character of the neighborhood . Its appearance is ugly and suggestive of manufacturing space and imposes a severe parking and traffic load on two streets already marginally adequate to support existing residential and emergency traffic.
I oppose the townhome project on Baker Street. I reside at 242 Jarnigan Avenue.
I'm signing this petition because multi family unit homes would make our streets traffic dangerous and because it is already condensed enough. No town homes on Baker/Jarnigan/Thompson, please!
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To the C-7 Design Committee:
By signing this petition, I declare that I am a resident, property owner, or long-term renter within the boundaries of the Baker Hilltop Neighborhood Association and that I oppose the proposed development of six townhomes at 102 Baker Street.
Some reasons for my opposition include design compatibility issues (the townhomes do not fit the characteristics of the direct neighbors or overall neighborhood); several C-7 guideline violations (such as setback issues and visible, front-facing garage doors); safety concerns for emergency vehicle access (high-density development on a historically narrow street that already has accessibility issues); and spot-zoning (having a C-7-zoned plot that allows for six-unit townhomes in the midst of R-2 homes on Baker Street is incongruous with the zoning of the surrounding lots facing Baker Street).
These are just a few of the reasons why this development is inappropriate for our neighborhood. Thank you for taking our opposition into account in your decision-making regarding this proposed project.
Sincerely,
Updates
January 25, 2017
The volume of support has secured us a formal meeting with the planning board representatives this week. I am currently preparing the documentation to highlight the specific zoning discrepancies and safety concerns outlined in our petition.
19 Comments
Baker Street cannot handle more traffic - my 3 kids do not need more traffic to watch out for. The lot is on Tampa, not Baker. The developer should at the least have to have access via Tampa not Baker. Access via Tampa would have little impact on any surrounding homes.
This is a neighborhood of bungalow architecture that is representative of all Chattanooga needs to keep to retain charm. The streets involved cannot support increased traffic.
Adding this many units will create safety hazards. Our roads are already near capacity with Baker and Thompson already difficult to navigate. Additional cars parked on street will choke these roads even further, making it difficult/impossible for fire trucks and ambulances to respond to any emergencies in our area. Also, this development does not fit with the neighborhood at all. It is a modern glass and concrete structure in the middle of single family turn of the century style homes on small lots. It will be an eye sore and degrade the quality of our wonderful community. Quite simply, there is no room for this kind of development in our area.
Once again, a very dangerous situation which poses safety issues for residents, not to mention the code violations. There is limited pass- through already (width of road is not sufficient for two cars to pass without one of them moving into the parking lane).
I am deeply concerned with rezoning this area. Our traffic has consistently increased over the years and as a 15 year resident of this area, our streets are yet to be repaved. I am especially concerned with the current parking situation about the access of emergency first responders to our area.
This development could not be more out of character of the neighborhood . Its appearance is ugly and suggestive of manufacturing space and imposes a severe parking and traffic load on two streets already marginally adequate to support existing residential and emergency traffic.
I oppose the townhome project on Baker Street. I reside at 242 Jarnigan Avenue.
I'm signing this petition because multi family unit homes would make our streets traffic dangerous and because it is already condensed enough. No town homes on Baker/Jarnigan/Thompson, please!
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Baker Street cannot handle more traffic - my 3 kids do not need more traffic to watch out for. The lot is on Tampa, not Baker. The developer should at the least have to have access via Tampa not Baker. Access via Tampa would have little impact on any surrounding homes.